Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Robinson
Bt
Portrait of Sir Thomas Robinson, by Frans van der Mijn, ca. 1750
Governor of Barbados
In office
1742–1747
MonarchGeorge II
Preceded byJames Dotin (acting)
Succeeded byHenry Grenville
Personal details
Born1703 (1703)
Rokeby Park, Yorkshire, England
Died3 March 1777(1777-03-03) (aged 73–74)
Chelsea, London, Great Britain
PartyWhig
SpouseLady Elizabeth Howard
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Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Baronet (1703–1777), of Rokeby, Yorkshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1734 and was a Governor of Barbados. He was an architect, collector and an extravagant character, whose life was the inspiration for numerous anecdotes.

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